These 12 Longest-Standing Restaurants In Nevada Have Served Mouthwatering Meals For Decades

Many restaurants come and go, but the ones on this list have staying power. All 12 opened prior to 1960 and continue to feed hungry customers today. They are among Nevada’s oldest restaurants, serving mouthwatering meals for more than 50 years.

The Martin was established as a rooming house for area cattle ranchers in 1898. Today this beloved family-style Basque restaurant continues to draw travelers and townfolk alike. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Patrons at the Pioneer Saloon (built in 1913) originally filled their bellies next door at the Goodsprings Café (today the Goodsprings General Store). Nowadays the haunted saloon serves food as well as drinks while entertaining diners with its Old West charm and connection to Hollywood legends Clark Gabel and Carole Lombard.

In 1922, a WWI veteran named Red Waldorf brought his amazing cooking skills and historic cannon to the Little Waldorf Saloon in Reno. The cannon was fired off during every Wolf Pack football victory for years. Today the college bar and restaurant is still making noise with its great food and fun atmosphere.

Described as a great place to find good food and old friends, Coney Island Bar evolved from a wholesale tamale factory that opened in 1927. The family-owned restaurant opened in its current brick building across from the Coney Island amusement park in 1945.

Many Las Vegas restaurants have a short run, but this one stuck around. The city’s first steakhouse, Bob Taylor’s opened in 1955. This cozy Nevada restaurant will transport you back in time to the early days of Sin City.

Canoodle where the Rat Pack and Elvis once canoodled, The Golden Steer Steakhouse, founded in 1958. This old-school steakhouse serves great food with a vintage Vegas vibe. The bananas foster served tableside is a must.

Macayo crossed the Nevada state line from Arizona in 1959. Its first Las Vegas location, pictured in the vintage photo above, is still open and operating today. Macayo Vegas is a personal favorite of mine. I ate there many times during my childhood and adulthood. No other Mexican restaurant’s chips and salsa can compare.